All British Baker articles in May 2008 – Page 6
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NewsOn deafness
Forget your iPods, industrial workplace noise, over-vigorous use of Q-tips... the main cause of deafness is - you guessed it - unhealthy living. Or so believed our resident agony-uncle-from-the-grave, Dr Allinson. On deafness: "In adults, bad habits are the commonest cause of deafness. Such habits are smoking tobacco, drinking ...
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Foodtools’ cutting edge
Foodtools of Ongar, Essex exhibited at BIE showing its extensive range of cutting and portioning equipment for all size bakery manufacturers.The models ranged from basic cutters up to high-end ultrasonic cutters and portioners for everything from cakes, tortillas, pies, pizzas and cake slab lines. Foodtools believes it is the ...
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Greener cups
Packaging company Huhtamaki has launched a range of bio-coated paper cups for hot and cold drinks. The BioWare range is manufactured using materials from sustainably-managed forests and the cup’s cartonboard material has the Forestry Stewardship Council’s chain of custody certificate. The cups can be composted in industrial composting facilities.The ...
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Number crunching
== 6.2% ==...the percentage year-on-year fall in sales of bread in Italy, according to Italian farmers’ body The Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori (CIA), - worse than veg (-4.2%), pasta (-2.6%), pork (-4.7%) and beef (-3.8%)
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Crunch time for Fox’s
Fox’s has added a new flavour to its Crunch Cream range. The new Lemon Crunch Creams consists of smooth lemon cream, sandwiched by crunchy biscuits.Fox’s brand manager Frances Tilling says: "We’ve worked really hard with consumers to understand the market and how Fox’s can make its mark. The everyday treat ...
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Hot off the counter
Instanta has launched a range of counter-top value boilers.The 1500LCD and 3000LCD counter-top water boilers are a development and upgrade of the company’s existing 1500 and 3000 models.The upgrade has introduced liquid crystal displays for the first time, offering basic fault diagnosis as well as a limescale ...
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Fruitus’ chewier offering
Lyme Regis Foods has expanded its Fruitus organic fruit and oat bar range, packaging for which features bold, clear branding and rich fruit colours on a natural cream background.Fruitus now consists of a broader and more comprehensive fruit snacking offering that includes the existing moist fruit and oat bars and ...
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Lantmannen Unibake buys Eurobuns
Frozen bread product supplier Lantmännen Unibake (LU) has bought UK bakery Eurobuns. The acquisition is LU’s third this year as it rolls out a global expansion plan. The deal means Britain will become the most important market for the company.
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Ireks brings in Vital line
At the Baking Industry Exhibition, Ireks launched Avena Vital mix. With more than 60% of oats in the mix, it is designed to offer a healthy-looking and tasting loaf.Avena Vital is said to contain a high percentage of wholemeal oat flour, thick rolled oat flakes and coarse oats. Additionally, it ...
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Hatco boasts fresh toaster line
Hatco has launched a pull-up slot toaster, which is available in two-slot, four-slot and six-slot variants.The toaster comes finished in stainless steel and has a removable crumb tray.It features easy-to-use control knobs and is simple to dismantle, says the company, adding that even untrained staff can change ...
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Small is beautiful
The UK cakes market has enjoyed positive, though slowing, growth over the past five years, but the shape of the market is changing.In 2006, sales of small cakes, cake bars, pies and tarts were worth £670m, 62% of the total UK ambient cakes sector (Key Note Biscuits & Cakes ...
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US bakery body urges government to use more land for food not fuel
The American Bakers Asso- ciation (ABA) has called on the US government to take action to halt above-average food price inflation.Speaking at a Joint Economic Committee on high food prices on May 1, ABA president and chief executive Robb MacKie said: "Food inflation in the first quarter of ...
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In my world: the craft baker
== Tom Herbert - Hobbs House Bakery ==Herbert is a fifth-generation baker and director of Hobbs House Bakery, a multi award-winning craft bakery, based in south GloucestershireEmbracing my new vocation a contributor to British Baker, I fixed in my mind that the only appropriate way to pass a week in ...
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Australian Footy enters UK
The Great Australian Pie company is to launch a range of eight pies in the UK, which have been created by a leading Australian chef, Ben O’Donohue.Targeted at the retail sector, after two years of trials at sports grounds and music festivals, the pies are being made under licence by ...
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In The Archives
== November, 1893 ==A gentleman who came all the way from London to the World’s Fair with the intention of presenting a paper showing that bread is a mischievous diet, and that if men would confine themselves to fruits and nuts they would live to be very old ...
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Greggs reveals ambitious store opening plans
Greggs aims to open 40 more shops during 2008. Chairman Derek Netherton revealed the plans to the bakery retailer’s shareholders on 13 May.Like-for-like sales in the 19 weeks to 10 May were up by 4.7%. Netherton said growth had slowed since the beginning of the year, due to poor weather, ...
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NewsBread mould sex cures Aids?
Now there’s a headline we bet you don’t see every day. Before you get the wrong idea, we’re not about to suggest that rancid bread should be used as some kind of - frankly unthinkable - contraceptive device.No, we’re talking about the sex the mould has among itself. It turns ...
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Pret adds green aspect for customers
Pret A Manger is launching recycling facilities for customers at its branches this July.The ’co-mingled’ recycling will mean that all of the company’s product packaging can be placed in a single bin, ready for sorting later at the recycling plant.In a statement, Pret said: "This keeps it simple and ...
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Metro adds winter warmth
Specialist soft drinks company Metro Drinks has added a lemon and ginger variant to its Qu4ttro Stagioni soft drinks range.The addition represents winter in the Four Seasons range, and can be sampled at Caffè Culture on 21 and 22 May.The range has also been repackaged with bright new labelling, which ...
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Crips adds healthy options
Crips has unveiled five new flavours in its range of snacks. The oven-baked wheat and potato snacks have been designed for the health-conscious consumer. They contain almost four times less fat than traditional fried potato crisps.The new flavours - available in redesigned packaging - are: Natural Sea Salt, Sea Salt ...